30 Calls a Day
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It is Thursday June 11th, Let’s start the podcast!
IT HAPPENED TODAY
• 1962: Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin became the only prisoners to successfully escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
• 1982: Director Steven Spielberg introduced his classic science-fiction film, E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial.
• 1993: Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park premiered.
• 1998: Amazon.com expanded its product line from books only to add compact discs.
• 2002: American Idol premiered on the Fox Network. The talent show was based on a similar British program.
• 2004: Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Corn on the Cob Day
• Nursing Assistants Day
• Cotton Candy Day
• German Chocolate Cake Day
NUMBER FOR THE DAY
6,000: Hours the average person will spend reading over a lifetime.
NEWS ATTACK!
- 35 million people are still waiting on stimulus checks.
- The US intercepted Russian bombers and fighter jets off the coast of Alaska.
- Scientists found a pair of leather shoes over 5,500 years old.
- Scientists say that being short raises heart risks.
- Starbucks will close 400 locations.
- Coachella and Stagecoach won’t take place this year.
- People know about food waste, and say they care about the problem, but they underestimate their role in the accumulating waste. The reality is around 40 percent of the U.S. food supply is thrown out.
- Don’t put soda in that sippy cup. A study (Penn State University) found that girls who drank soda by age 5 weren’t as well nourished over the next decade as girls who hadn’t touched the stuff by 5.
- According to a survey, many dogs and cats are now living well into their teens, But the study, which covered 2,500 pet owners and 100 vets, found this new longevity comes at a price. Conditions such as arthritis are likely to cost owners about $900 dollars a year to treat on average, while dealing with heart problems could cost almost double that.
- In a survey, 90 percent of women say they’re happy with how they look. Specifically, 36 percent thought their looks were above average and 54 percent thought their looks were “exactly average.” The study found that 75 percent of those surveyed agreed that “beauty comes from a woman’s spirit and love of life, not from her looks.”
- An elderly guy in Italy got a talking to by police after his landlady, age 58, complained he kept writing love letters to her even though she had rejected him.
- In Japan, a nursing care worker who was arrested for making about 4,000 calls to a bank said he did it because he wanted to hear women’s voices to relieve stress. The man says he made up to 30 calls a day to the bank during the past year.
Water Cooler Question
When packing for a trip, men forget this more than any other item. (A belt)
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